High Principle, Low Politics, and the Emergence of the Supreme Court Revised Ed

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High Principle, Low Politics, and the Emergence of the Supreme Court Revised Ed

By Frederic Reynold
Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing March 2023

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780854902972
Publisher
Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing
Publication
March 2023
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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The UK Supreme Court has been in existence for some thirteen years and is now taken for granted as part of the fabric of our legal system. This new edition of the book not only tells the remarkable story-full of twists and turns- of how the court came to be created, but also of the repercussions which followed from the court’s judgment in the prorogation case. In doing so, it taps into a rich seam of social and political history. It also provides an up-to-date assessment, free of legal jargon, as to how the court has “performed” in the light of both the fears and expectations which greeted its arrival.

The author, who has personally known some of the main characters in the story, has had a long and distinguished career at the Bar, appearing in many landmark cases in different areas of the law. His memoir, ‘Chance, Cheek and Some Heroics’, was published in 2018.

Table of Contents

PART ONE
A Rumbling Campaign and a Startling Outcome;
Early signs;
The campaign gathers pace;
Derry Irvine stands his ground;
The Government’s volte face;
Picking up the pieces

PART TWO,
“Purists” versus “Pragmatists”: An Arcane Parliamentary Battle;
Hostilities commence;
A “Wrecking Amendment”;
A pause in the hostilities;
Hostilities are resumed;
The Commons takes over

PART THREE,
The Court Emerges;
Plans, Designs and Micro-management;
The Supreme Court establishes itself;
No “rush of blood to the head”

APPENDIX,
A New Supreme Court for the United Kingdom (Lord Bingham of Cornhill)

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